![]() ![]() Landing speed: 143 km/h (77 kn, 89 mph).Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers.BV 250 A land-based derivative of the BV 238 for use as a strategic maritime reconnaissance aircraft and long-range transport Specifications (BV 238A-02 (V6))ĭata from Aircraft of the Third Reich Vol.1, Blohm & Voss Bv 222 "Wiking" - Bv 238 BV 238-Land The initial designation for the land-based derivative of the BV 238. ![]() Variantsĭata from: BV 238 V1 The only completed prototype. Known as the FGP 227, it made a forced landing during its first flight and did not provide any data to the program. A ¼-scale model of the BV 238 was made during the plane's development for testing. Production of two other prototypes was begun but neither was finished. During the strafing the back of the flying boat broke and the forward part of the plane sank into the water. ![]() Īccording to the British, the attack happened on. Their strafing set the engines alight, and the aircraft burnt and sank with only part of a wing remaining above the surface. The aircraft was attacked by Hawker Typhoons, or Hawker Tempests. The Allies were concerned that Hitler could use it to escape to South America, and so an attack followed shortly afterwards. German sources –based in part on the testimony of nearby inhabitants and Blohm & Voss employees– claim that the BV 238 V1 was discovered by the RAF between 23 April and 26 April 1945. He continued to believe this was the case until he was contacted by the BBC in 1974 for a documentary, and told that their research had determined that the aircraft he had destroyed was actually the BV 238 V1, undergoing flight tests at the seaplane base at Schaal Lake. Drew was told after the raid that he had destroyed a BV 222 Wiking (another large flying boat). This represented the largest single aircraft to be destroyed during the war. The lead Mustang, "Detroit Miss", was piloted by World War II ace Lieutenant Urban "Ben" Drew, and another was piloted by William D. Sources differ in date, the attackers and the attack aircraft used.Īccording to American sources, the BV 238 V1 was strafed and sunk while docked on Schaalsee in September 1944 by three North American P-51 Mustangs of the US 361st Fighter Group. The sole completed BV 238 was strafed and sunk while docked on Schaalsee. Six 1,287 kW (1,750 hp) Daimler-Benz DB 603 inverted V12 piston engines were used in total, arranged in three forward-facing engine nacelles on each wing, with each engine's coolant radiator in a chin cowl directly under the engine, bearing an almost identical appearance to those fitted to the Do 217M medium bomber and some examples of the Do 217J night fighter, and possibly were Kraftei, or "power-egg" unitized engine modules. The BV 238 V1 prototype, bearing the four-letter Stammkennzeichen (factory radio code) of RO + EZ, first flew on 11 March 1944 after a first jump on 10 March 1944. ![]()
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